But lost in all the analysis of Obama's policy agenda free fall was an arguably even greater example of how far the president has fallen from favor: the soon-to-be-infamous "mom jeans" incident.

Obama the Family Man

One week ago, the president threw out the first pitch in Major League Baseball's All-Star Game. Some eagle-eyed observers predicted that the commander in chief might have difficulty throwing a perfect strike -- based on a prior bowling event. But no one could have anticipated the major line of criticism being directed at Barack Obama.

He wore -- gasp! -- "mom jeans" for his big moment on the mound in St. Louis. And, as is typical, this fashion faux pas went through what is now a de rigeur media cycle: bloggers comment on it/gets picked up by cable/goes back to the blogs.